SCHEDULING

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A Starting Point for Success

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OUTSTANDING WORK DONE ON TIME

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 The customer (or client) expects that work is

completed on time with the highest quality of

product and within the budget

 Owner’s may expect adders or change orders to a

project development but they really do not like

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THE BENEFITS OF SCHEDULING ARE

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1. Better utilization of the available time
2. An opportunity to increase or maximize profits
3. Better ability to control and project cash flow
4. An atmosphere of organization
5. An opportunity to better manage resources
6. The ability to forecast workloads
7. The ability to better estimate future profit
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8. The respect of your colleagues and clients (they
will marvel at you organization skills)

9. Reduced stress (personal)

10. Better ability to communicate efficiently

11. Reduced lead-time problems

12. Better accounting

13. Less risk of the assessment of unanticipated

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damages for lack of performance
THINK FOR SUCCESS

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 Establish the overall project goals

 Divide the overall project in to identifiable

projects

 Reduce the projects to manageable short term

tasks

 Communicate with the team

 Empower yourself and the team to complete the

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tasks and goals
THINK WITH LOGIC

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 Approach each problem objectively and creatively

 Act instead of React to problems and issues

 Be prepared to adjust the scheduling for

unforeseen issues

 Keep your eye on the prize

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FIRST!

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 Establish your goals and the orderly

steps required to reach those goals.

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SECOND!

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 Motivate the team members to work toward

described goals and to work together for the

successful project completion

 Emphasize teamwork… the goal is reached by

team effort and not a particular individual

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THIRD!

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 Communicate, communicate,

communicate!

 Share all information such that

there is no question of responsibility

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VISUALIZE

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 If you can not visualize how a project may be

accomplished given the resources that are

available, it is unlikely that the goal will be

reached.

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